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809779 · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

When a police officer is compelled to use force, which standard or standards will courts use when determining whether such force was reasonable?
I. Standing in your shoes
II. The actions of a reasonable officer
III. Triangle of deadly force

A) I only
B) I, II
C) II, III
D) I, II, III

Question 2

Which of the following are examples of excessive force used by a police officer?
I. Compliance holds on a subject who is physically fighting with his wife during a domestic disturbance
II. Use of firearm against a suspect, who is armed with a knife, has just stabbed a store clerk, won't put the knife down, and is telling the officer he is going to kill the officer
III. Use of chemical gas against a protester who refuses to leave the courtroom
IV. Use of a taser on a 12-year-old middle school student who spits at the police officer

A) I, II
B) I, II, III
C) II, III, IV
D) III, IV